Mirrorview Example; Sample Mirrorview Configuration - EMC FC4700 Configuration Planning Manual

MirrorView Example

Highly available cluster
File Server Mail Server
Operating Operating
system A
system A
Switch fabric
SP A
LUN
Cluster
LUN
Storage
LUN
Group
LUN
LUN
Database
Server
LUN
Storage
LUN
Group
Storage system 1
Figure 3-2
Database
Server 1
Operating
system B
Switch fabric
Extended Distance Connections
SP B

Sample MirrorView Configuration

In the figure above, Database Server 1, the production host, executes
customer applications. These applications access data on
Storage system 1, in the database server Storage Group.
Storage system 2 is 40 km away and mirrors the data on the database
server Storage Group. The mirroring is synchronous, so that
Storage system 2 always contains all data modifications that are
acknowledged by Storage system 1 to the production host.
Each server has two paths — one through each SP — to each storage
system. If a failure occurs in a path, then the storage-system software
About MirrorView Remote Mirroring Software
Accounts
Server
Operating
system A
Switch fabric
SP A
Accounts Server
Storage Group
Database Server
Remote Mirror
Storage system 2

MirrorView Example

Database
Server 2
Operating
system B
Switch fabric
SP B
LUN
LUN
LUN
LUN
LUN
LUN
LUN
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